Marietta

Dungeons and Dragons equipment including dice skull sword hat

Geek culture February 16, 2024

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves coming to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

The City of Marietta seems to be doubling down on its commitment to being a geek-culture-friendly community. First, the theme of this year’s Marietta the Gathering festival is “celebrating Geek…

A painting of a man in a white smock holding a glass of red wine

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community February 9, 2024

The Butcher on Whitlock: Quality, Convenience and Customer Focused

Image from a painting at the Butcher on Whitlock: used with permission of owner [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I heard a…

Cobb County History December 16, 2023

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

[This is republication of an article originally published in the Courier in June of 2017 edited and slightly expanded] If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta December 16, 2023

Marietta’s Lemon Street Classic honors the city’s historic Black neighborhood and school

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the 4th annual Lemon Street Classic will be held on December 21, 22 and 23, 2023. The event features three days…

A photo of a 1918 newspaper with the headline Alabama Bound Today: Atlanta to Borden Wheeler

From the Editor December 9, 2023

When automobiles were an adventure: a 1918 excursion through Cobb County

by Larry Felton Johnson Reading old newspapers has always been an interest of mine, and with the development of the Georgia Historic Newspapers website I’ve been like a kid in…

History November 23, 2023

Grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

Throughout the early years of medical education schools in need of cadavers would often resort to the illegal service of grave robbers, also called “body snatchers.” The most well-known case…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Georgia November 1, 2023

Georgia AG Carr issues statement on convictions in Marietta drive-by shooting case

The office of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following statement about the convictions in a gang-related drive-by shooting in Marietta: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Nicholas…

Transportation October 20, 2023

Alternating lane closure on Dallas Highway in Cobb County to last through the weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on Dallas Highway beginning Friday evening, October 20, and lasting until Monday morning. The GDOT press release described the scope and…

An elaborate spread of glasses of wine on a table with a white cloth

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community September 12, 2023

Sip, Shop, and be sociable at the Marietta Wine Market

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] We always know someone when walking into the familiar environs of Marietta Wine Market because we’ve been…

A Seacuterie (a mix of seafood and other finger foods and sauces on a board)

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community August 4, 2023

Mac’s Raw Bar & Market Feels Good in All the Right Ways

[This column by Brian Benefield is part of the series Cobb Cuisine Culture and Community] Going to Mac’s Raw Bar & Market feels good, like a comfy pair of jeans or…

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